The effectiveness of cognitive therapy based on mindfulness on memory and cognitive flexibility of men with major depression

Nouri, Elaheh; Nematzadeh Getabi, Shahram

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Nouri E, Nematzadeh Getabi S. (2024). The effectiveness of cognitive therapy based on mindfulness on memory and cognitive flexibility of men with major depression. Rooyesh. 13(8), 91-100.
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The effectiveness of cognitive therapy based on mindfulness on memory and cognitive flexibility of men with major depression

Elaheh Nouri¹

, Shahram Nematzadeh Getabi ^*²

1- M.A. student in clinical psychology, Department of Psychology, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran.
2- Associate Professor, Psychology Department, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran. , Shahram.nematzadeh@gmail.com

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The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness of cognitive therapy based on mindfulness on memory and cognitive flexibility in men with major depression. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group. The statistical population of this research included all men with depression who were referred to psychological clinics located in the 8th district of Tehran in the second half of 2023, and 30 people were selected purposefully and randomly assigned to an experimental group and a control group. Measuring tools included Beck et al.'s Depression Inventory-2 (BDI-II, 1996), Daneman & Carpenter Working Memory Questionnaire (WMT, 1980) and Dennis Cognitive Flexibility Inventory (PFQ, 2010). The experimental group received mindfulness-based cognitive therapy during eight sessions, one session every week for 90 minutes. The data was analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance. The results showed that by controlling the effect of the pre-test, there is a significant difference between the average of the post-test of memory and cognitive flexibility in the two experimental and control groups at the level of p<0.05. As a result, cognitive therapy based on mindfulness can be used as an effective treatment method to improve memory and cognitive flexibility in men with major depression.

Keywords: Major Depression, Cognitive flexibility, Memory, Mindfulness.

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Type of Article: Research | Subject: Clinical Psychology
Received: 2024/05/16 | Accepted: 2024/06/8 | ePublished: 2024/12/10